"The club is in favor of this transfer, and we are in support of it happening," Dynamo president Chris Canetti said. "We will continue to work with the league as they go through the process and make their decision."

Speculation in England also has Clint Dempsey finally sealing a move away from Fulham, but not to a Champions League participant, a preference the 29-year-old previously indicated as a reason to leave Craven Cottage.

The most recent suitor is reported to be Liverpool, with new manager Brendan Rodgers supposedly hoping to pry Dempsey away from Fulham before the Reds head stateside for their preseason tour in the United States. Rodgers is said to be offering £7.5 million for the Lilly White’s top scorer.

Meanwhile, the big news of the day in MLS on Monday was the dismissal of Portland Timbers coach John Spencer after a little more than a year in charge in the Rose City.

Timbers owner and president Merritt Paulson got choked up discussing the decision to part ways with the organization’s first MLS coach, and didn’t hesitate placing blame on himself as well: "There is egg on my face in making this decision so soon into our MLS existence," Paulson said. "No question about it."

Former Crew midfielder Robbie Rogers is preparing for his first full season with Leeds United, and the American says the club is targeting nothing short of a Premier League return: "[Getting promoted] is the goal for Leeds United," Rogers told Goal.com. "There's a huge fan following [in England] and there's a massive tradition at the club. There's a lot of pressure there but that's what comes with being at club like Leeds."